Income and wellbeing up, but consumers fear for the economy 13th August 2019. Despite household income rising and scores for wellbeing increasing, British consumers fear for the economy in general, with worries over rising unemployment at a six-year high and

Forty one percent of the UK’s freelancers are consistently paid late. 9th August 2019. Four in 10 (41 per cent) of clients hiring freelancers consistently pay late in the UK , according to freelancer platform YunoJuno. A study by the

High street suffers while online sales soar 9th August 2019. BDO’s latest high street sales tracker reveals that like-for-like sales in the UK’s high street stores were subdued last month, rising by 0.1%, and putting increased pressure on embattled retailers.

10k cyber-attacks a day on small firms The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said that the UK’s small companies are collectively subject to almost 10,000 cyber-attacks a day. In a report, the FSB said that one in five small

Services growth sees recession fears recede. 7th August 2019. Britain’s strong services sector unexpectedly jumped up in July, stronger than expected services growth means the economy looks set to avoid an immediate recession (hard Brexit aside), offering a boost after